Syria Spiraling Downward as Economy Tumbles and Instability Spreads
Bottom Line Up Front Even as Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad appears closer to prevailing in the country’s nearly decade-long civil war, there are new […] More
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Iran’s Shifting Posture in Syria
Bottom Line up Front Iran’s apparent drawdown of its military presence in Syria likely reflects Tehran’s calculation that the regime of President Bashar Al […] More
The United States is Struggling to Regain Influence in Syria
Bottom Line Up Front The United States is looking to consolidate and expand its presence in the eastern provinces of Deir al-Zour and al-Hasakah, […] More
Comparing Algeria and Sudan’s Popular Revolutions
Bottom Line Up Front Against all odds, the popular revolts in Sudan and Algeria both succeeded in forcing the removal of their long-time autocratic […] More
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Russian firepower helps Syrian forces edge toward Turkey border
The ongoing assault on rebel-held territory in northwestern Syria by forces loyal to Bashar Assad has brought them to within 16 miles of the border […] More
Syria Peace Talks Threatened as Regime Launches ‘Unprecedented’ Assault
Bashar Assad’s forces in Syria have mounted a massive assault with the aid of hundreds of bombing raids carried out by Russia – to the […] More